Blog Category: Employment & Discrimination
NJ Legislature Approves Mandated Sick Leave for All Employees
Apr 26, 2018 | Written by: | Share
On April 12, 2018, the New Jersey legislature passed a law mandating all employers to pay employees for sick leave, regardless of the size of the employer or the employee’s status as full-time,...
What Does the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act Mean for Employers?
Apr 24, 2018 | Written by: | Share
Governor Phil Murphy recently signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the Act).[i] This law, among other things, expands New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law from outlawing discrimination...
What Employers Should Know About Workplace Bullying
Apr 5, 2018 | Written by: | Share
While New Jersey has extremely extensive laws protecting employees in the workplace, it has yet to pass legislation that would protect employees against workplace bullying. Bullying is generally...
Proposed Changes in NJ Medical Marijuana Law Bring New Challenges for Employers
Apr 4, 2018 | Written by: | Share
In a recent press conference, Gov. Phil Murphy addressed the medical marijuana program expansion and listed several changes that will make medical marijuana available to more patients. He...
Nursing Mothers Protected by Expansion of NJ Law Against Discrimination
Jan 25, 2018 | Written by: | Share
As employers may already know, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) was amended and expanded in 2014 to provide protections to women affected by pregnancy, child birth or related...
Employers: How Recent Sexual Harassment Scandals May Affect Your Workplace
Jan 16, 2018 | Written by: | Share
In response to the highly-publicized sexual misconduct and harassment scandals in the workplace that have dominated the headlines in recent months, legislators have acted to address what has surfaced...
The Risks of Withdrawing a Conditional Offer of Employment Based on Medical Reasons
Nov 13, 2017 | Written by: | Share
The recent unpublished Appellate Division decision of Philip Marchesani v. J.B. Hunt Transportation, Inc., et al., Appellate Division, Docket No. A-4751-15T2 (decided October 31, 2017), illustrates...
Employers: Avoid Comments About Employees’ Religions or Religious Practices
Oct 23, 2017 | Written by: | Share
To steer clear of potential issues, employers should follow this plain and simple rule: don’t permit comments about employees’ religions or religious practices in the workplace.
Court Rules Against Employer for Not Accommodating Employee’s Religious Belief of “Mark of the Beast”
Jun 28, 2017 | Written by: | Share
Recently, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a near $600,000 award against an employer for failing to accommodate an employee’s religious belief after a biometric hand scanner was installed...
Seventh Circuit Rules Civil Rights Law Covers LGBT Bias
Apr 7, 2017 | Written by: | Share
In a long-awaited decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, an eight to three ruling was rendered on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation...